Colonial Williamsburg: Archaeology, Interpretation and Phenomenology

This paper stems from a keynote talk I was invited to give at the Archaeology for the People: Exhibition, Experience and Performance conference, in Kernave, Lithuania, in September of 2018. When I began investigating this conference I was unclear as to how well EXARC’s focus on experimental archaeol...

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Autor principal:	Peter Inker
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	EXARC 2019
Materias:	open-air museum heritage interpretation living history newer era usa Museums. Collectors and collecting AM1-501 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9ebbb6be83e2471eb72cf3369386ff162021-12-01T14:42:34ZColonial Williamsburg: Archaeology, Interpretation and Phenomenology2212-8956https://doaj.org/article/9ebbb6be83e2471eb72cf3369386ff162019-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://exarc.net/ark:/88735/10432https://doaj.org/toc/2212-8956This paper stems from a keynote talk I was invited to give at the Archaeology for the People: Exhibition, Experience and Performance conference, in Kernave, Lithuania, in September of 2018. When I began investigating this conference I was unclear as to how well EXARC’s focus on experimental archaeology would blend with International Museum Theatre Alliance (Imtal)’s approach of museum theatre and interpretation. They seem after all, two very different disciplines. It could be said that experimental archaeology is about hard science, or at least scientific method–theory, experiment and conclusion, whereas Imtal’s work in museum theatre is concerned with a different set of skills and methodologies–performance, cultivating emotional connection, and interpretation. In the following I suggest they may have more in common than might initially be thought.Peter InkerEXARCarticleopen-air museumheritageinterpretationliving historynewer erausaMuseums. Collectors and collectingAM1-501ArchaeologyCC1-960ENEXARC Journal, Iss 2019/3 (2019)
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description	This paper stems from a keynote talk I was invited to give at the Archaeology for the People: Exhibition, Experience and Performance conference, in Kernave, Lithuania, in September of 2018. When I began investigating this conference I was unclear as to how well EXARC’s focus on experimental archaeology would blend with International Museum Theatre Alliance (Imtal)’s approach of museum theatre and interpretation. They seem after all, two very different disciplines. It could be said that experimental archaeology is about hard science, or at least scientific method–theory, experiment and conclusion, whereas Imtal’s work in museum theatre is concerned with a different set of skills and methodologies–performance, cultivating emotional connection, and interpretation. In the following I suggest they may have more in common than might initially be thought.
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title	Colonial Williamsburg: Archaeology, Interpretation and Phenomenology
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title_full	Colonial Williamsburg: Archaeology, Interpretation and Phenomenology
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Colonial Williamsburg: Archaeology, Interpretation and Phenomenology

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